Re: Are hackers trying to get in?

From: Fearless (someone_at_somewhere.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 00:48:53 GMT

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b01d7cc37f0865298a4d1@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
> In article <BSTlc.22138$Ia6.3219256@attbi_s03>, someone@somewhere.com
> says...
> >
> > "billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
> > news:9pwlc.20014$3Q4.335786@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > >
> > > My guess us the router is failing. Have you enabled logging? This way
you
> > > can see who is banging on your door.
> >
> > 3 or 4 different IP addresses banging on ports 1026 & 1027. The IP
> > addresses vary, the number of tries is fairly constant and the ports are
the
> > same every night. Any thoughts?
>
> I see about 400 per day, and also 135-139, 445 to a total of about 2000
> per 24 hour period - they hit all my IP addresses - these are just
> infected machines or machines that are searching the net for exposed
> systems. If you have a router in front of your connection you have
> nothing to worry about as long as you don't forward ports.

I don't forward ports and I'm not concerned about these inquiries. However,
I'm back to my original question of whether these could be related to the
fact that EVERY morning for the past 8 days now my router's diag light is
glowing bright red. Is this sheer coincidence (and my router is failing) or
can hackers bring the router down - or make it appear to be dead?

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